"Hanging Fire" & "Translating Grandfather's House"

In "Hanging Fire" where is the speakers mother?

• in the bedroom

• out of town

• next door

• by her side

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In “Hanging Fire,” what does the speaker think about?

• vacation, wearing braces, her boyfriend

• dying, wearing braces, the boy she likes

• failing a test, her sister, the boy she likes

• the school dance, her sister, death

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

In “Translating Grandfather’s House,” what has the speaker most likely been asked to do?

• complete a math problem

• write an essay

• draw a picture of a relative's house

• draw a house from a movie

Why does the speaker in “Translating Grandfather’s House” draw a second picture?

• The first picture makes him homesick.

• He can’t think of a title for the first picture..

• He decides that the first picture is incorrect.

• The teacher thinks that he didn’t follow directions/lying.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

If you watch the sun set on the horizon, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of horizon

• You are at the beach.

• The sunset is so bright that you cannot look at it for long.

• You are seeing the sun at the boundary between the earth and sky.

• There is a solar eclipse,

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

When are awakenings most likely to happen?

• in the morning when the alarm goes off

• when you fall asleep

• after lunch

• in times of stress

Beaming, Lauren accepted the trophy, gave the principal a high-five, and waved in triumph to the crowd. What does beaming mean ?

• anxiety or worry

• anger

• look of disbelief

• giving a big smile

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the best way to describe the speaker in “Hanging Fire”?

• prepared

• lonely and overwhelmed

• joyous

• enthusiastic

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quotation from the poem best supports the answer to the previous question?

• the boy I cannot live without / still sucks his thumb / in secret

• There is nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done

• I should have been on the Math Team / my marks were better than his

• I have to learn how to dance / in time for the next party

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In “Translating Grandfather’s House,” where is the house in the speaker’s first picture?

• in a distant place with imaginary people

• in a beautiful place with rich soil

• in the inner city

• in the rainforest

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CCSS.RL.8.1